Momoko Sakura

Sakura Momoko
Born(1965-05-08)8 May 1965[1]
Died15 August 2018(2018-08-15) (aged 53)
NationalityJapanese
OccupationManga artist
Known forCoji-Coji, Chibi Maruko-chan
Call signJI2EIT

Momoko Sakura (さくら ももこ, Sakura Momoko) (8 May 1965 – 15 August 2018)[2][3] was the pen name of a Japanese manga artist from Shimizu, Shizuoka Prefecture. She was best known as the creator of the long-running manga Chibi Maruko-chan.

  1. ^ さくらももこさん :逝く「ちびまる子ちゃん」作者、53歳 国民的キャラ残し… Archived 2018-08-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference asahi-2018-08-27 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "'Chibi Maruko-chan' manga author Momoko Sakura dies at 53". Japan News. Yomiuri Shimbun. August 27, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2018.